Asking random political figures random basketball questions isn’t completely unheard of, but when Charles Barkley is injected into a discussion about tax policy, you have to wonder if there isn’t something else a little more newsworthy going on somewhere. After all, they only need to fill a 24 hour news cycle…

“We are all sad,” the source tells CNN. “But Goldy was cool with this, whatever happened. He understands what he’s got — a univeristy and a life he’s very happy in.”

After the Verdell Jones fiasco, I learned something valuable: who needs sources? The internet was built on rampant unfounded spectulation! (So was the print media.)

Tubby visits the great Minnesota Get Together, and discusses:

• fried green tomatoes
• his days as a 4-H’er
• sibling competition
• leadership of last year’s seniors
• his hopes for better rebounding
• his concerns about youth
• praises Damian Johnson
• Devron Bostick and Paul Carter as the the impact new players
• the emergence of international basketball
• Kentucky, of course
• adding depth
• Williams Arena, recruiting, a new practice facility, and how he still doesn’t understand why we got offended when he said he doesn’t like The Barn.

Listen here.

Now you too can fill that gaping hole in all things involving whiny basketball coaches.

As far as I know, Paint the Town Orange is the only Illinois blog out there one of two Illinois blogs out there. Nice job by me checking my own links. So go read them religiously, just don’t bring up Judas.